10 Questions
What did Edward Jenner pioneer?
The concept of vaccines
From what did Edward Jenner derive the terms vaccine and vaccination?
Variolae vaccinae ('pustules of the cow')
In which year did Edward Jenner describe the protective effect of cowpox against smallpox?
1798
What percentage of the global population did smallpox kill in Jenner's time?
Around 10%
For what position was Edward Jenner appointed in 1821?
Physician to King George IV
What did Edward Jenner pioneer?
The concept of vaccines
What term did Edward Jenner devise to denote cowpox?
Variolae vaccinae
What was the protective effect described by Edward Jenner in his work?
Cowpox against smallpox
What percentage of the global population did smallpox kill in Jenner's time?
Around 10%
In what field was Edward Jenner among the first modern scholars?
Zoology
Study Notes
Edward Jenner's Contributions
- Edward Jenner pioneered the development of vaccination.
- He derived the terms "vaccine" and "vaccination" from the Latin word "vacca," meaning cow.
- In 1796, Jenner described the protective effect of cowpox against smallpox.
- In Jenner's time, smallpox killed approximately 10% of the global population.
- In 1821, Jenner was appointed as a Physician Extraordinary to King George IV.
- Jenner devised the term "variolae vaccinae" to denote cowpox.
- He described the protective effect of cowpox against smallpox in his work.
- Edward Jenner was among the first modern scholars in the field of epidemiology.
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